New York By group of edic 1524 Giovanni Verrazano discovers the Bay of New York 1609 Henry Hudson, sailed up the Hudson River 1624 the Dutch founded the first permanent trading post 1626 the first governor bought the island of Manhattan from the Native Americans. Feb 2, 1653 Nieuw Amsterdam is founded as a city Sep 8, 1664 English conquered Nieuw Amsterdam and baptized as New York 1720 The first shipyard opened 1725 The first newspaper the New York Gazette began publication 1732 The first theater in New York opened 1775 The War of Independence begins. 1785 New York becomes the capital of the United States. 1832 cholera struck 1835 Fire destroyed much of the old district of New York 1837 the Telegraph 1837 Harlem was connected to New York by railway 1849 cholera struck 1866 cholera struck Sep 24, 1869 The fall of Wall Street 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opened Oct 28, 1886 Statue of Liberty was unveiled Period: 1901 to 2000 the main industry in New York was milling 1902 The Flat Iron Building was built 1904 It Is celebrated for the first time at the end of the year in time square 1911 New York Public Library opened 1923 The Museum of the city of New York was founded Oct 29, 1929 Dark Tuesday 1931 the Empire State Building was erected Period: 1932 to 1940 The Rockefeller Center was built Period: 1980 to 1990 large numbers of Asians migrated to the city 2001 tragedy struck when the World Trade Center was destroyed in a terrorist attack Aug 28, 2011 Huracane Irene Oct 29, 2011 Huracane Sandy